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Commonwealth act
This Act has been repealed and is no longer in force. It is retained for historical reference.
This law authorises the Australian Government to spend $43.6 million from the Consolidated Revenue Fund in 1979–80 as additional appropriations beyond earlier acts. It mainly funds natural disaster relief (the largest item), education and transition‑to‑work programs, Canberra development and selected projects, affecting federal departments, state/territory governments and named grant recipients.
Key points: the Finance Minister sets disaster relief allocations and conditions, and the authority is retroactive to 1 July 1979.
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Appropriation Act (No. 4) 1979‑80
No. 62 of 1980
An Act to appropriate a sum out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund, additional to the sum appropriated by the Appropriation Act (No. 2) 1979‑80, for certain expenditure in respect of the year ending on 30 June 1980
[Assented to 28 May 1980]
BE IT ENACTED by the Queen, and the Senate and the House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Australia, as follows:
Short title
1. This Act may be cited as the Appropriation Act (No. 4) 1979‑80.
Commencement
Issue and application of $43,582,000
Appropriation
12829/80 Cat. No. 80 3938 8—Recommended retail price 40c
Payments to States and Northern Territory
(a) on such terms and conditions as are from time to time determined by the Minister for Finance as being terms and conditions applicable to payments to or for the States or the Northern Territory for natural disaster relief and restoration; and
(b) in accordance with any determinations of the Minister for Finance as to the amounts and times of payments.
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SCHEDULE Section 4
ABSTRACT
| Page Reference | Departments and Services | Total |
|---|
| $ | ||
| 4 | Parliament................................................ | 17,000 |
| 4 | Department of Aboriginal Affairs................................. | 57,000 |
| 4 | Department of Administrative Services.............................. | 1,194,000 |
| 5 | Attorney‑General's Department............................. | 121,000 |
| 6 | Department of Business and Consumer Affairs......................... | 185,000 |
| 6 | Department of the Capital Territory................................ | 6,375,000 |
| 7 | Department of Education....................................... | 7,214,000 |
| 8 | Department of Employment and Youth Affairs......................... | 243,000 |
| 8 | Department of Finance........................................ | 10,863,000 |
| 9 | Department of Foreign Affairs................................... | 97,000 |
| 9 | Department of Health......................................... | 736,000 |
| 10 | Department of Home Affairs.................................... | 200,000 |
| 10 | Department of Housing and Construction............................ | 2,480,000 |
| 10 | Department of Immigration and Ethnic Affairs......................... | 50,000 |
| 11 | Department of Industry and Commerce.............................. | 29,000 |
| 11 | Department of National Development and Energy....................... | 5,097,000 |
| 12 | Postal and Telecommunications Department.......................... | 470,000 |
| 12 | Department of Productivity..................................... | 5,600,000 |
| 12 | Department of Science and the Environment.......................... | 118,000 |
| 13 | Department of Social Security.................................... | 21,000 |
| 13 | Department of Transport....................................... | 1,099,000 |
| 14 | Department of the Treasury..................................... | 1,316,000 |
| Total ......................................... | 43,582,000 |
DEPARTMENTS AND SERVICES
<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="width:100%; margin-right:auto; margin-left:auto; border-collapse:collapse"><tbody><tr style="height:1pt"><td style="width:243.2pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="text-align:justify; background-color:#ffffff"><span></span></p></td><td rowspan="2" style="width:61pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-right:3.6pt; text-align:right; background-color:#ffffff"><span>Additional appropriation for 1979</span><span>‑</span><span>80</span></p></td><td colspan="2" style="width:139.25pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:middle; background-color:#ffffff"><div style="margin-right:3.6pt; margin-left:7.3pt; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-left:0.9pt; text-indent:-0.9pt"><span>Information with respect to previous appropriation and expenditure</span></p></div></td></tr><tr style="height:1pt"><td style="width:243.2pt; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="text-align:justify; background-color:#ffffff"><span></span></p></td><td style="width:79.35pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:middle; background-color:#ffffff"><div style="margin-right:12.65pt; margin-left:7.3pt; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-left:0.9pt; text-indent:-0.9pt; text-align:right"><span>Appropriation made by Appropriation Act (No. 2) 1979</span><span>‑</span><span>80</span></p></div></td><td style="width:55.9pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:middle; background-color:#ffffff"><div style="margin-right:3.6pt; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-left:1.7pt; text-indent:-1.7pt; text-align:right"><span>Expenditure for 1978</span><span>‑</span><span>79</span></p></div></td></tr><tr style="height:1pt"><td style="width:243.2pt; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="text-align:justify; background-color:#ffffff"><span style="font-weight:bold">PARLIAMENT</span></p></td><td style="width:61pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-right:3.6pt; text-align:right; background-color:#ffffff"><span>$</span></p></td><td style="width:79.35pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-right:3.6pt; text-align:right; background-color:#ffffff"><span>$</span></p></td><td style="width:55.9pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-right:3.6pt; text-align:right; background-color:#ffffff"><span>$</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:1pt"><td style="width:243.2pt; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-top:12pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span style="font-variant:small-caps">Division </span><span>800.</span><span>—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES</span></p></td><td style="width:61pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="text-align:justify; background-color:#ffffff"><span></span></p></td><td style="width:79.35pt; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="text-align:justify; background-color:#ffffff"><span></span></p></td><td style="width:55.9pt; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="text-align:justify; background-color:#ffffff"><span></span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:1pt"><td style="width:243.2pt; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="text-align:justify; background-color:#ffffff"><span style="font-weight:bold">1.</span><span style="font-weight:bold">—Plant and Equipment</span></p></td><td style="width:61pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="text-align:justify; background-color:#ffffff"><span></span></p></td><td style="width:79.35pt; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="text-align:justify; background-color:#ffffff"><span></span></p></td><td style="width:55.9pt; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="text-align:justify; background-color:#ffffff"><span></span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:1pt"><td style="width:243.2pt; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff"><div style="margin-left:7.2pt; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-left:28.8pt; text-indent:-28.8pt; text-align:justify"><span>01. J</span><span>oint House Department</span><span style="width:118.2pt; text-indent:0pt; font-family:'Lucida Console', monospace; display:inline-block">...................</span></p></div></td><td style="width:61pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-right:3.6pt; text-align:right; background-color:#ffffff"><span style="font-weight:bold">17,000</span></p></td><td style="width:79.35pt; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-right:3.6pt; text-align:right; background-color:#ffffff"><span>81,000</span></p></td><td style="width:55.9pt; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-right:3.6pt; text-align:right; background-color:#ffffff"><span>..</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:1pt"><td style="width:243.2pt; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-top:12pt; text-align:justify; background-color:#ffffff"><span style="font-weight:bold">Total: Parliament</span></p></td><td style="width:61pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-right:3.6pt; text-align:right; font-size:11pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span style="font-weight:bold">17,000</span></p></td><td style="width:79.35pt; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-right:3.6pt; text-align:right; background-color:#ffffff"><span></span></p></td><td style="width:55.9pt; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-right:3.6pt; text-align:right; background-color:#ffffff"><span></span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:1pt"><td style="width:243.2pt; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-top:24pt; text-align:justify; background-color:#ffffff"><span style="font-weight:bold">DEPARTMENT OF ABORIGINAL AFFAIRS</span></p></td><td style="width:61pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-right:3.6pt; text-align:right; background-color:#ffffff"><span></span></p></td><td style="width:79.35pt; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-right:3.6pt; text-align:right; background-color:#ffffff"><span></span></p></td><td style="width:55.9pt; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-right:3.6pt; text-align:right; background-color:#ffffff"><span></span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:1pt"><td style="width:243.2pt; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-top:12pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span style="font-variant:small-caps">Division </span><span>813.</span><span>—PAYMENTS TO OR FOR THE STATES AND THE NORTHERN TERRITORY</span></p></td><td style="width:61pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-right:3.6pt; text-align:right; background-color:#ffffff"><span></span></p></td><td style="width:79.35pt; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-right:3.6pt; text-align:right; background-color:#ffffff"><span></span></p></td><td style="width:55.9pt; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-right:3.6pt; text-align:right; background-color:#ffffff"><span></span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:1pt"><td style="width:243.2pt; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff"><div style="background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-left:21.6pt; text-indent:-21.6pt"><span style="font-weight:bold">1.</span><span style="font-weight:bold">—For the purpose of the States Grants (Aboriginal Assistance) Act—</span></p></div></td><td style="width:61pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-right:3.6pt; text-align:right; background-color:#ffffff"><span></span></p></td><td style="width:79.35pt; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-right:3.6pt; text-align:right; background-color:#ffffff"><span></span></p></td><td style="width:55.9pt; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-right:3.6pt; text-align:right; background-color:#ffffff"><span></span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:1pt"><td style="width:243.2pt; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff"><div style="margin-left:7.2pt; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-left:23.75pt; text-indent:-23.75pt; text-align:justify"><span>04. Employment</spa
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